Cougars in the Smokies? - GoSmokies2019-09-15T08:14:45Zhttps://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/forum/topics/cougars-in-the-smokies?commentId=1060157%3AComment%3A449269&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTammy, I can't find that post…tag:gosmokies.knoxnews.com,2016-05-19:1060157:Comment:4751712016-05-19T02:08:11.731ZDebra Oliverhttps://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/profile/DebraOliver
<p>Tammy, I can't find that post by Ashe! I can probably guess but, what did the ranger say?</p>
<p><br></br> <cite>Debra Oliver said:</cite></p>
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<p>Tammy, I can't find that post by Ashe! I can probably guess but, what did the ranger say?</p>
<p><br/> <cite>Debra Oliver said:</cite></p>
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<blockquote cite="http://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/forum/topics/cougars-in-the-smokies?commentId=1060157%3AComment%3A472898&amp;xg_source=msg_com_forum#1060157Comment472871"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Debra, I actually spoke to a park Ranger at the Sugarlands visitor center just a week or so ago about this very subject. Go back to an image that Ashe posted in late April of tracks he saw in the snow. I posted my comments that the ranger told me after Ashe's picture on either April 27 or 28th, and I should have just written them in a blog or discussion.</div>
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Debra, I actual…tag:gosmokies.knoxnews.com,2016-05-19:1060157:Comment:4754932016-05-19T02:04:23.563ZDebra Oliverhttps://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/profile/DebraOliver
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Tammy said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/forum/topics/cougars-in-the-smokies?commentId=1060157%3AComment%3A472898&amp;xg_source=msg_com_forum#1060157Comment472871"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Debra, I actually spoke to a park Ranger at the Sugarlands visitor center just a week or so ago about this very subject. Go back to an image that Ashe posted in late April of tracks he saw in the snow. I posted my comments that the ranger told me…</div>
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<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Tammy said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/forum/topics/cougars-in-the-smokies?commentId=1060157%3AComment%3A472898&amp;xg_source=msg_com_forum#1060157Comment472871"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">Debra, I actually spoke to a park Ranger at the Sugarlands visitor center just a week or so ago about this very subject. Go back to an image that Ashe posted in late April of tracks he saw in the snow. I posted my comments that the ranger told me after Ashe's picture on either April 27 or 28th, and I should have just written them in a blog or discussion.</div>
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</blockquote> Debra, I actually spoke to a…tag:gosmokies.knoxnews.com,2016-05-05:1060157:Comment:4728712016-05-05T03:27:58.590ZTammyhttps://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/profile/Tammy278
Debra, I actually spoke to a park Ranger at the Sugarlands visitor center just a week or so ago about this very subject. Go back to an image that Ashe posted in late April of tracks he saw in the snow. I posted my comments that the ranger told me after Ashe's picture on either April 27 or 28th, and I should have just written them in a blog or discussion.
Debra, I actually spoke to a park Ranger at the Sugarlands visitor center just a week or so ago about this very subject. Go back to an image that Ashe posted in late April of tracks he saw in the snow. I posted my comments that the ranger told me after Ashe's picture on either April 27 or 28th, and I should have just written them in a blog or discussion. It was great to see all of th…tag:gosmokies.knoxnews.com,2016-05-04:1060157:Comment:4728572016-05-04T18:24:00.807ZDebra Oliverhttps://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/profile/DebraOliver
<p>It was great to see all of these responses from the video I posted. Thank you Dana Koogler for believing me, and Tammy I hope when you see one, like me, it's from the safety of your vehicle. And Brian Reed it's amazing that this Middle Tennesse cougar came all the way from South Dakota! I am also sad she hasn't been seen again and that she was injured by a hunter. Mike Maples, your sighting was far more exciting than mine and Jay McAnnally, my sighting was in the winter... </p>
<p>It was great to see all of these responses from the video I posted. Thank you Dana Koogler for believing me, and Tammy I hope when you see one, like me, it's from the safety of your vehicle. And Brian Reed it's amazing that this Middle Tennesse cougar came all the way from South Dakota! I am also sad she hasn't been seen again and that she was injured by a hunter. Mike Maples, your sighting was far more exciting than mine and Jay McAnnally, my sighting was in the winter... </p> That is very sad that the fem…tag:gosmokies.knoxnews.com,2016-03-28:1060157:Comment:4689132016-03-28T19:26:41.835ZTawnyah Wolffhttps://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/profile/TawnyahWolff
<p>That is very sad that the female sited was shot, a real shame. On the earlier remarks about people saying we must have confused it with a bobcat or whatever is ridiculous. Anyone who has ever seen a picture or a cougar in the zoo knows the difference between a bobcat and a mountain lion/cougar/panther. Just about a year ago my uncle got a picture of a black panther on his wildlife camera on his farm in south central Kentucky, about five miles north of the Tennessee line and about 15 miles…</p>
<p>That is very sad that the female sited was shot, a real shame. On the earlier remarks about people saying we must have confused it with a bobcat or whatever is ridiculous. Anyone who has ever seen a picture or a cougar in the zoo knows the difference between a bobcat and a mountain lion/cougar/panther. Just about a year ago my uncle got a picture of a black panther on his wildlife camera on his farm in south central Kentucky, about five miles north of the Tennessee line and about 15 miles west of I-75. My mother, son and daughter-in law saw one about six years ago within 20 or 30 miles from where my uncle got his on camera. They are definitely in the southeastern states.</p> I heard about the sightings,…tag:gosmokies.knoxnews.com,2016-03-28:1060157:Comment:4691822016-03-28T13:53:11.878Zashehttps://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/profile/Ashe
<p>I heard about the sightings, but I didn't hear that she was shot. First confirmed sighting in generations and she's shot on sight. So sad, if you ask me. I'd love to hear the hunter's excuse. Or the DA's excuse for not prosecuting. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Brian Reed said:</cite></p>
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<p>I heard about the sightings, but I didn't hear that she was shot. First confirmed sighting in generations and she's shot on sight. So sad, if you ask me. I'd love to hear the hunter's excuse. Or the DA's excuse for not prosecuting. <br/> <br/> <cite>Brian Reed said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/forum/topics/cougars-in-the-smokies?commentId=1060157%3AComment%3A469082&amp;xg_source=activity#1060157Comment469082"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">That video is of a panther that wandered into West Tennessee in September. It was caught on trail cameras at least five times over the next couple months. First confirmation in the state. A bowhunter wounded it and they were able to take DNA from blood on his arrow. Turned out to be a female from South Dakota. Pretty exciting. Males wander in through the Midwest sometimes but I don't think there have been any female panthers confirmed east of the Mississippi River before.<br/> <br/> No more trail camera shots for a while so she is likely dead or moved on. But I like to think she's holed up with cubs in the mountains somewhere.</div>
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</blockquote> Mike, i clearly remember that…tag:gosmokies.knoxnews.com,2016-03-28:1060157:Comment:4690052016-03-28T02:41:27.115ZJay McAnnallyhttps://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/profile/JayMcAnnally
Mike, i clearly remember that post of yours. Seems i recall you stopped to make a quick goad stick?
Mike, i clearly remember that post of yours. Seems i recall you stopped to make a quick goad stick? That video is of a panther th…tag:gosmokies.knoxnews.com,2016-03-28:1060157:Comment:4690822016-03-28T02:29:43.185ZBrian Reedhttps://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/profile/BrianReed
That video is of a panther that wandered into West Tennessee in September. It was caught on trail cameras at least five times over the next couple months. First confirmation in the state. A bowhunter wounded it and they were able to take DNA from blood on his arrow. Turned out to be a female from South Dakota. Pretty exciting. Males wander in through the Midwest sometimes but I don't think there have been any female panthers confirmed east of the Mississippi River before.<br />
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That video is of a panther that wandered into West Tennessee in September. It was caught on trail cameras at least five times over the next couple months. First confirmation in the state. A bowhunter wounded it and they were able to take DNA from blood on his arrow. Turned out to be a female from South Dakota. Pretty exciting. Males wander in through the Midwest sometimes but I don't think there have been any female panthers confirmed east of the Mississippi River before.<br />
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No more trail camera shots for a while so she is likely dead or moved on. But I like to think she's holed up with cubs in the mountains somewhere. Mike, Debra posted a new vide…tag:gosmokies.knoxnews.com,2016-03-28:1060157:Comment:4690812016-03-28T01:17:55.825ZTammyhttps://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/profile/Tammy278
Mike, Debra posted a new video yesterday of a cougar in middle Tennessee this past November. It is an old blog before that. I was wondering what happened to you?
Mike, Debra posted a new video yesterday of a cougar in middle Tennessee this past November. It is an old blog before that. I was wondering what happened to you? Well, this is an old post. A…tag:gosmokies.knoxnews.com,2016-03-27:1060157:Comment:4688742016-03-27T20:08:16.938ZMike Mapleshttps://gosmokies.knoxnews.com/profile/MikeMaples
<p>Well, this is an old post. A couple of years back I ran into one in Big Copeland. No doubt what I saw when it jumped over a log chasing a deer and I saw that long floating orange-brown colored tail. I watched my back all day. I have hiked there since many times and saw nothing.</p>
<p>Well, this is an old post. A couple of years back I ran into one in Big Copeland. No doubt what I saw when it jumped over a log chasing a deer and I saw that long floating orange-brown colored tail. I watched my back all day. I have hiked there since many times and saw nothing.</p>